NEW DELHI: Anyone would be ecstatic beyond belief to win a bronze medal at a world athletics championships. Not 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar. When she won a bronze in shot put at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland, she exclaimed that she didn't like the colour of the metal. But she wouldn't be denied the colour she liked. On July 10, defying her age, she grabbed a gold medal in the 100m sprint before earning her third medal - another bronze - in the discus throw at the event.
What is also remarkable about Dagar's achievement is not only her age but that she took up athletics only in December last year.
"Bhagwani Devi epitomises the enthusiastic, modern elderly who doesn’t let age stand in her way to attaining excellence. She is an inspiring role model for the old. Her achievement must be celebrated.-TimesView"
